Patents by Inventor Tom Probasco

Tom Probasco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220013203
    Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to anonymizing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and system described herein automatically remove information from medical data that could identify the patient from which it was acquired, so as to protect the privacy of the patient. Specifically, the anonymizing is performed without intervention from a human to limit errors and incomplete information deletion. Further, data sets in different medical modalities may be anonymized at the same time, and multiple patient cases corresponding to different patients may be anonymized at the same time to increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Apollo BALIGNASAY, Tom PROBASCO, Michael A. ECHEVERRIA
  • Patent number: 11120896
    Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to anonymizing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and system described herein automatically remove information from medical data that could identify the patient from which it was acquired, so as to protect the privacy of the patient. Specifically, the anonymizing is performed without intervention from a human to limit errors and incomplete information deletion. Further, data sets in different medical modalities may be anonymized at the same time, and multiple patient cases corresponding to different patients may be anonymized at the same time to increase efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Apollo Balignasay, Tom Probasco, Michael A. Echeverria
  • Publication number: 20140188514
    Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to anonymizing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and system described herein automatically remove information from medical data that could identify the patient from which it was acquired, so as to protect the privacy of the patient. Specifically, the anonymizing is performed without intervention from a human to limit errors and incomplete information deletion. Further, data sets in different medical modalities may be anonymized at the same time, and multiple patient cases corresponding to different patients may be anonymized at the same time to increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Apollo Balignasay, Tom Probasco, Michael A. Echeverria